Example sentences of "[pron] are [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not , at least , of the sort who 've emerged in the time since ‘ Raw Like Sushi ’ : singers like Lisa Stansfield , Betty Boo , Cathy Dennis , Kylie and Dannii — all of whom are peddling an ersatz glamour drawn from adolescent fantasies of sophistication , untouchable otherness , phoney celebrity . |
| 2 | My brother and I are having a few people in for a drink before lunch on Sunday . |
| 3 | My wife and I are planning an extended trip to North Africa in our 1986 Range Rover Turbo D which has 50,000 miles on the clock . |
| 4 | ‘ This is a test case for thousands of other garages which are facing a whole range of new checks . |
| 5 | David Fielding 's set has his familiar white walls and floor , with a series of coloured backdrops on to one of which are projected a distant view of the palace and a nearer one of a stag . |
| 6 | Where space is at a premium , bulbs which are given a prominent position can be lifted while still in leaf , labelled and planted elsewhere in the garden . |
| 7 | Society has also developed a new attitude toward pregenital drives , which are given a special value and are highly esteemed . |
| 8 | These changes , coupled with increased marketing activity from producer and retailer alike , have caused the once mass food markets to fragment into a wide range of market segments , upon each of which are Positioned a whole variety of different foodstuffs . |
| 9 | He said : ‘ It will be much harder to penetrate markets which are suffering a sharp slowdown in growth . |
| 10 | Another important development is the Child Care Open Learning Project , part of the Gatsby Project , which has led to the availability of the Open University Courses ‘ Caring for Children and Young People ’ ( P653 ) and ‘ Working with Children and Young People ’ ( K254 ) both of which are making a wide range of knowledge and research available to many practitioners and others . |
| 11 | In the second part of the book , the possible-world approach is extended to the description of narrative universes , which are attributed a modal structure consisting of a world presented as actual and a wide array of private worlds resulting from the character 's mental activities ( Chapter 6 ) . |
| 12 | Will my right hon. Friend join me in sending condolences to the bereaved family and wishing those who are injured a speedy recovery ? |
| 13 | We therefore propose to relieve local authorities and school leavers of that burden by exempting , until 31 October 1992 , 18 and 19-year-olds who are undertaking a qualifying course of education on 1 May 1992 . |
| 14 | If we genuinely believe everyone to be entitled to education , then we must reject the aristocratic distinction between an education fit only for workers and one fit for philosopher-kings ; but we Must equally reject the new assumption that only those who are receiving a scientific education are being ‘ properly ’ educated ; the rest , those who are studying arts , being relegated to the position of drones or parasites to be , at best , tolerated , and seen as ‘ enriching ’ themselves . |
| 15 | They have valuable experience which could usefully be shared with governors of other types of school who are facing a similar challenge . |
| 16 | After salvage of any potentially useful parts has been accomplished , it is hoped that the wreck will be donated to the Inverness-based Fresson Trust , who are establishing a new museum at Inverness Airport . |
| 17 | One of partners is Stores who are implementing a strategic store-based application which involves having an R S six thousand in every single shop with a SQL Server on every single box . |
| 18 | Mrs Frogatt and Mr Boulton have both handed over their complaints to the Charity Commissioners who are conducting a joint investigation of Brit-Pol with the police . |
| 19 | Such a phenomenon may be explained in various ways , but one factor of acknowledged importance is certainly the rapidity of economic and social change , which tends to separate more sharply the experience , expectations and outlook of older and younger generations , as Mead ( 1970 ) argued in a study in which she likened the ‘ dissident young ’ to pioneers who are exploring a new time rather than a new country . |
| 20 | I conclude from that that the technical information on on all the sectors is at best patchy , erm and where it 's comprehensive it 's come from people who are advocating a particular development proposal . |
| 21 | This chapter considers the financial consequences of community care policies for those women on whom such policies increasingly depend — the mothers , daughters , wives , sisters , neighbours and friends who are providing a substantial amount of help and support to a disabled or elderly person . |
| 22 | In Honduras , it is again the rich who are providing a friendly environment for the little creatures . |
| 23 | I 'm erm I 've been working in low cost housing , housing charities , for a very long time , with Shelter and various other charities like that , and I never cease to be amazed that the Conservative Group , here or nationally , are hostile to subsidies for council housing , because the subsidy which goes to owner-occupiers , through mortgage tax relief , is very much greater than the subsidy that goes to council housing and there 's nothing we as a Council can do about this , but I do hope that in due course we will get a fair system of subsidising houses for everybody , so that wealthy people on high incomes who are getting a big subsidy on their housing through their tax relief , erm are not getting more than people on low incomes living in council houses . |
| 24 | At this stage I have to briefly pause and praise the majority of our aquatic goods manufacturers who are getting a staggering amount of praise mail at present . |
| 25 | ONE of the province 's most popular marching bands , the Millar Memorial Flute , has reported an increase in membership recently with it now in excess of 35 including many young members who are building a firm base for the future . |
| 26 | Those who are considering a professional career would also gain a valuable overview of the various fields open to them when deciding where their future might lie . |
| 27 | Back in Africa , Paul Giblett has offered further technical help to environmentalists who are considering a geological survey of the region to establish whether heavy metals are being leached out and concentrated in areas used by the elephants . |
| 28 | There is one exception to this rule of not searching the unregistered Land Charges Register in the case of registered land : prospective mortgagors who are buying a registered property have , as yet ( until they complete their purchase ) , no title to the registered land ; and therefore a bankruptcy or a receiving order made against them would not be disclosed by a title search . |
| 29 | Mature Students ( ie those over 21 years of age ) : the faculty welcomes applications from mature students who will have obtained passes in 3 SCE Highers at B grade or 2 GCE A-levels at B grade within the 2-year period prior to commencing university studies , or who are taking an approved Access course or OU courses . |
| 30 | Since almost all the basic sports medicine provision within governing bodies of sport is provided by doctors who are either paid nothing or who are given a small honorarium , the prospect of maintaining separate medical defence cover for their voluntary activities may place their valuable contribution to sport in jeopardy . |